The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women

An Inside Look at Women & Sex in Medieval Times

By: Rosalie Gilbert

Narrated by: Cat Gould

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

An inside look at sexual practices in medieval England.

Were medieval women slaves to their husband's desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a duty, or could it be a pleasure? Did a woman have a say about her own female sexuality, body, and who did or didn't get up close and personal with it? No. And yes. It's complicated.

Romance, courtship, and behind closed doors.

The intimate lives of medieval women were as complex as for modern woman. They loved and lost, hoped and schemed, were lifted up and cast down. They were hopeful and lovelorn. Some had it forced upon them, others made aphrodisiacs and dressed for success. Some were chaste and some were lusty. Having sex was complicated. Not having sex was even more so.

Inside The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women, a fascinating book about life during medieval times, you will discover tantalizing true stories about medieval women and a myriad of historical facts.

©2020 Rosalie Gilbert (P)2020 Tantor

Fascinating content, robotic narrator

I’m on a medieval history kick right now. This book is interesting and well-written, but the narrator almost sounds electronically generated. Tough to stick with this book.

Interesting topic, terrible narrator.

The topic is fascinating, but the narrator sounds like she is out of breath - every sentence starts with a deep gasp of air. Extremely distracting and it detracted from my enjoyment significantly.

A lovely book that challenges your beliefs.

This is a lovely short book that challenged many of my beliefs about the medieval era. I recommend it for anyone interested to know how hard women had it in those times, as compared to (for example) the Western world today.

entertaining

I was delighted by this audiobook. Entertaining, funny, knowledgeable. The narrator did a great job. I never got bored. I truly recommend it!

Interesting historical topic

This is an interesting book. The author presents it in a scholarly yet amusing fashion that makes it accessible to everyone, not just historians. The narrator doesn’t do the book justice and many of its moments of levity are lost.

All the Answers!

This book covers all of the major questions I've had over the years about the lives of medieval women. Virgins, child marriages, ladies of the night... Now I know, and I didn't even have to mess up my internet search history to find out.
Narration was on point and the information was disturbing enough to keep me hooked.

Informative and funny!

I don't know why but I was not expecting a literature review, piled with sarcasm, and rolled into a handbook when I got interested in this. That's what I got - a world of factoids about Sex through the centuries, with real-life account a wealth of snide remarks.
I learned a bit and laughed a lot. Love it!

Entertaining

Well organized to present information in a very story like . Would recommend to anyone. Easy to put down and pick back up later.

A rollicking good read!

Listener, get this book! Rarely have I encountered a book so well narrated and written with so much cheeky humor. Plus, the vignettes are scrumptious. But do not be fooled! This book is packed with excellent research and scholarly background.

Absolutely enchanting

I learned a lot. The author has a great sense of humor and throws out sarcastic and snarky asides. Some of the assumptions of the medieval authorities are mind blowing and yet very familiar. In many ways, not much has changed. The narrator did a great job. I highly recommend it.